UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis

Theatre and Dance 495
14. Introduction to Contemporary Dance (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Introduction
to basic issues and methods in contemporary dance.
Focus on preparing the student for dancing and
dance-making through basic techniques of improvisation
and composition. Consideration of dance as
a cultural practice.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
20. Introduction to Dramatic Art (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Understanding
and appreciation of both the distinctive and collaborative
contributions of playwright, actor,
director, and designer to the total work of dramatic
art. Study of plays from the major periods of dramatic
art in their cultural contexts. GE credit:
ArtHum.
21A. Fundamentals of Acting (4)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—4 hours. Prerequisite:
course 20. Physical and psychological resources of
the actor. Experience in individual and group contact
and communication, theatre games, advanced
improvisation, sound and movement dynamics.
Viewing of theatre productions. Limited to those
planning to major in Dramatic Art.
21B. Fundamentals of Acting (4)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—4 hours. Prerequisite:
course 21A and consent of instructor. Theory and
practice of acting with emphasis on character analysis,
interpretation, and development. Acting in a student-directed
project. Viewing of theatre
productions. Limited to those planning to major in
Dramatic Art.
24. Visual Aspects of Dramatic Art (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—2 hours. Understanding
and appreciation of the visual aspects of dramatic
art: theatre architecture, scenery, lighting,
costume, and makeup.
25. Technical Aspects of Dramatic
Production (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Technical principles of dramatic
production emphasizing the three areas of scenic,
costume and lighting studios. Subjects covered
include basic tools, materials and equipment, production
practices; and the interdisciplinary and collaborative
nature of dramatic production.
26. Performing Arts Production
Management (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Theoretical study of performing
arts administration and backstage operations from
audition through performance. Techniques of scheduling,
production management, stage management,
technical direction, audience control, box office,
promotion, safety, accommodations for persons with
disabilities and emergency procedures.—Winn
30. Theatre Laboratory (1-5)
Prerequisite: course 25 or consent of instructor. Projects
in acting, production, scene design, costuming,
lighting, directing, and playwriting. Participation in
departmental productions. May be repeated for
credit up to 11 units.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
40A. Beginning Modern Dance (2)
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite:
course 14 or consent of instructor. Fundamentals of
modern dance focusing primarily on the development
of techniques and creative problem solving.
Basic anatomy, dance terminology, and a general
overview of modern dance history. May be repeated
once for credit with consent of instructor.
40B. Intermediate Modern Dance (2)
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite:
course 40A. Modern dance techniques. Basic anatomy,
dance terminology and a general overview of
modern dance history. May be repeated once for
credit with consent of instructor.
41A. Beginning Jazz Dance (2)
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite:
course 14 or consent of instructor. Fundamentals of
jazz dance; includes warm-ups, dance techniques
and combinations. Basic anatomy, dance terminology
and general overview of jazz dance history.
May be repeated once for credit with consent of
instructor.
41B. Intermediate Jazz Dance (2)
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite:
course 41A. Warm-ups, dance techniques and combinations
at the intermediate level. Basic anatomy,
dance terminology and a general overview of jazz
styles of historically significant jazz choreographers
and leading contemporary jazz choreographers.
May be repeated once for credit with consent of
instructor.
42A. Beginning Ballet (2)
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite:
course 14 or consent of instructor. Fundamentals of
ballet, focusing on the development of technique
through proper alignment, quality, and rhythm. Basic
anatomy, ballet terminology, and dance history. May
be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor.
42B. Intermediate Ballet (2)
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite:
course 42A or consent of instructor. Barre and center
work at the intermediate level. Development and
refinement of technique through proper alignment,
rhythmic, and qualitative understanding. Anatomy,
ballet terminology, and dance history. May be
repeated once for credit with consent of instructor.
43A. Contact Improvisation Dance (2)
Lecture/laboratory—4 hours. Fundamentals of contact
improvisation and its applications to all forms of
dance, performance, sports, physical safety and
health. Solo improvisation, safety, communication,
alignment, basic lifting and weight-sharing, intuition,
developing relaxed readiness and personal expression.
May be repeated two times for credit. Not
offered every year.
43B. Intermediate Contact Improvisation (2)
Lecture/laboratory—4 hours. Prerequisite: course
43A. Building on the fundamentals. Reviewing
basics, extended improvising, skillfully working with
partners of different sizes and abilities, advanced
lifting, advanced safety practices, embracing risk
and disorientation, subtle nuances of communication.
May be repeated two times for credit.
44A. Beginning Hip Hop Dance (2)
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Fundamentals of
Hip Hop dance focusing on developing a fluid movement
vocabulary, facility in body isolations, intricate
rhythmic patterning, quick shifts of weight and mastering
dance combinations. Discussions on Hip Hop
dance history, styles and terminology. May be
repeated once for credit.
44B. Intermediate Hip Hop Dance (2)
Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite:
course 44A or consent of instructor. Expansion of
Hip Hop dance vocabulary by focusing on mastering
body isolations and intricate rhythmic techniques,
complex dance combinations, advanced
across the floor sequences. May be repeated once
for credit.
92. Internship in Dramatic Art (1-12)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and department
chairperson; lower division students (less than 84
units completed). Internship outside the Department
of Theatre and Dance enabling students to practice
their skills. May be repeated for credit up to 12
units. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
98. Directed Group Study (1-5)
Primarily for lower division students. (P/NP grading
only.)
99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5)
(P/NP grading only.)
Upper Division Courses
111S. Representation and Identity in
Culture and Cinema (4)
Lecture/discussion—2 hours; film viewing—4 hours.
Issues of personal and collective identity via study of
film narratives from different cultures. Reflection of
dominant cultural identities in film. Taught in Australia.
GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.—McCutcheon
114. Theatre on Film (4)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; film viewing—2 hours;
term paper. Prerequisite: consent of instructor; graduate
standing; course 1, 14, 15. Study of six/eight
plays on film, using mixed casts and raising issues of
diversity. Focus: sociohistorical context for production
and reception, interpretation and analysis of
topics (gender, ethnicity, age, politics, philosophy),
and filming, screenwriting, design, and acting/
directing for film. GE Credit: ArtHum, Div, SocSci,
Wrt.
115. Advanced Study of Major Film Makers
(4)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; film viewing—2 hours.
Prerequisite: course 15. Analysis of the contribution
of some outstanding film creators. Study of diverse
aesthetic theories of the cinema and their application
to selected films. May be repeated for credit when
different film creator studied.
121A. Advanced Acting: Mask, Myth, and
Tragedy (4)
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course
21B and consent of instructor. Theory and practice
of acting focused on the performance skills necessary
to enact verse plays. Specific concentration on
language as vocal and physical metaphor. Offered
in alternate years.
121B. Advanced Acting: Comedy from
Farce to Manners (4)
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: courses
21B, 121A and consent of instructor. Theory and
practice of acting in comic plays. Specific issues
addressed will be comic characterization, physical
mask, and timing. Offered in alternate years.
122A. Advanced Acting: Realism (4)
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course
21B and consent of instructor. The issues of Stanislavski
realism are explored through selected plays.
Script analysis using improvisation and emotional
scoring. Offered in alternate years.
122B. Advanced Acting: Non-Realism (4)
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: courses
21B, 122A and consent of instructor. Exploration of
the acting techniques needed to perform a non-realistic
script. Different avant-garde movements will be
examined through performance of the scripts.
Offered in alternate years.
124A. Principles of Theatrical Design:
Scenery (4)
Lecture-seminar—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 24 or
consent of instructor. Scene design processes, working
drawings, sketching techniques, scale models,
methods and materials of scenery construction.
124B. Principles of Theatrical Design:
Scenery (4)
Lecture-seminar—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 24 or
consent of instructor. Analysis of plays in terms of
scene design, elements of design, execution of
designs for modern and period plays.
124C. Principles of Theatrical Design:
Lighting (4)
Lecture-seminar—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 24 or
consent of instructor. Theories of lighting the stage,
equipment and control systems, execution of lighting
plots.—Munn
124D. Principles of Theatrical Design:
Costume (4)
Lecture-seminar—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 24 or
consent of instructor. Source materials for theatrical
costuming, selecting fabrics, elements of design,
analysis of plays in terms of costume design, execution
of designs for modern and period plays.—
Morgan
124E. Costume Design for Film (4)
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 24
or 124D or consent of instructor. Theory and practice
of the art and business of film costume design.
Script analysis, costume research, developing
design concepts, budgeting, and current production
practices and methods. Execution of designs for
period and contemporary films. Viewing of current
films.—Morgan
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2009-2010 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience